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Attorney in Texas

(3,373 posts) Mon Nov 23, 2015, 04:28 PM Nov 2015

Bernie Sanders Leads TIME’s Person of the Year Poll

Source: Time

With eleven days left to go before TIME’s 2015 Person of the Year poll come to a close, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, the upstart candidate for president, holds a wide lead over global notables among TIME readers even as he trails Hillary Clinton in voter polls and fights a long-shot battle for the Democratic nomination.
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Sanders is also beating Donald Trump in the reader poll. Trump told supporters at a rally in Birmingham, Alabama, Saturday that he believed the magazine was considering him for the annual recognition.

Sanders, who was little-known when he began his unlikely bid for president in April, has become a hero on the Democratic left among progressives disillusioned by growing income inequality and money in politics. With a little over two months until the Iowa caucuses, Sanders faces tough odds to win the Democratic nomination. But he has cast a long shadow over the Democratic primary with his ability to introduce a progressive wish-list including breaking up the big banks, instituting public financing of elections, socialistic single-payer healthcare system and tuition free college at public institutions.

Read more: http://time.com/4124110/bernie-sanders-leads-times-person-of-the-year-poll/

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Bernie Sanders Leads TIME’s Person of the Year Poll (Original Post) Attorney in Texas Nov 2015 OP

not lbn, this is entertainment "news" btw I voted for bernie 2 million times myself lol nt msongs Nov 2015 #1

One of the nice things about the Times Person of the Year voting PoliticalMalcontent Nov 2015 #9

He's also got two retirees' votes! Duval Nov 2015 #11

so it's all your fault he's beating you know who magical thyme Nov 2015 #25

......yes he does. HeartoftheMidwest Nov 2015 #2

Kind of like polling. I know I will never be polled. arcane1 Nov 2015 #3

Go vote. 840high Nov 2015 #4

I voted 3 weeks ago, and can't wait to do it again next year!! arcane1 Nov 2015 #5

m2 840high Nov 2015 #6

We don't answer our land line anymore if we Duval Nov 2015 #13

That's the same reason I don't have a ringtone on my cell phone. arcane1 Nov 2015 #15

Voted. Thanks. nt valerief Nov 2015 #7

I tried but since. abakan Nov 2015 #8

K&R Paka Nov 2015 #21

Same here. SamKnause Nov 2015 #24

don't feel bad. I'm logged into my twitter account and it still won't let me vote. magical thyme Nov 2015 #27

I know how you feel abakan Nov 2015 #28

He's beating Pope Francis, Jennifer Lawrence and Barack Obama....Oh, and Hillary Ferd Berfel Nov 2015 #10

Nobel Peace Prize next? chknltl Nov 2015 #12

Yeah, he is so MUCH MORE deserving than Malala... lunamagica Nov 2015 #14

Well Hitler and W both made it - Does that help ya? Ferd Berfel Nov 2015 #16

Go Bernie and Feel the Bern! appalachiablue Nov 2015 #17

Bernie TIME's Person of the Year . . . Gamecock Lefty Nov 2015 #18

Except Flying Squirrel Nov 2015 #23

A delicious 'post hoc ergo prompter hoc' premise if ever there was... LanternWaste Nov 2015 #30

Watch them use Trump. Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2015 #19

To avoid any confusion, this poll doesn't decide who Time names as Person of the Year onenote Nov 2015 #20

Why should I believe a "corporate media" poll? brooklynite Nov 2015 #22

Be serious tavernier Nov 2015 #26

How has Bernie been influential NobodyHere Nov 2015 #29

knr Douglas Carpenter Nov 2015 #31

Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2015 #32

msongs

(67,413 posts)

1. not lbn, this is entertainment "news" btw I voted for bernie 2 million times myself lol nt

Reply to Attorney in Texas (Original post)

Mon Nov 23, 2015, 04:44 PM

Nov 2015

PoliticalMalcontent

(449 posts)

9. One of the nice things about the Times Person of the Year voting

Reply to msongs (Reply #1)

Mon Nov 23, 2015, 05:40 PM

Nov 2015

It requires facebook or twitter authentication which should cut down people voting "2 million times". It's actually enough of a barrier that I decided not to vote, not that I would necessarily vote for Sanders. He's clearly gotten millennials enthused though.

Duval

(4,280 posts)

11. He's also got two retirees' votes!

Reply to PoliticalMalcontent (Reply #9)

Mon Nov 23, 2015, 06:03 PM

Nov 2015

magical thyme

(14,881 posts)

25. so it's all your fault he's beating you know who

Reply to msongs (Reply #1)

Tue Nov 24, 2015, 09:07 AM

Nov 2015

you know...the one who's fans don't know how to point and click!

HeartoftheMidwest

(309 posts)

2. ......yes he does.

Reply to Attorney in Texas (Original post)

Mon Nov 23, 2015, 04:44 PM

Nov 2015

But only those with Twitter or Facebook accounts can vote. Kinda narrows the field.
As one whose has neither of those accounts, I can't vote.
Oh well.

arcane1

(38,613 posts)

3. Kind of like polling. I know I will never be polled.

Reply to HeartoftheMidwest (Reply #2)

Mon Nov 23, 2015, 04:53 PM

Nov 2015

I only have a cell phone, and I don't answer if I don't recognize the number

840high

(17,196 posts)

4. Go vote.

Reply to arcane1 (Reply #3)

Mon Nov 23, 2015, 05:06 PM

Nov 2015

arcane1

(38,613 posts)

5. I voted 3 weeks ago, and can't wait to do it again next year!!

Reply to 840high (Reply #4)

Mon Nov 23, 2015, 05:08 PM

Nov 2015

840high

(17,196 posts)

6. m2

Reply to arcane1 (Reply #5)

Mon Nov 23, 2015, 05:16 PM

Nov 2015

Duval

(4,280 posts)

13. We don't answer our land line anymore if we

Reply to arcane1 (Reply #3)

Mon Nov 23, 2015, 06:07 PM

Nov 2015

don't know who is calling. Our phone rings at least 15 or 16 times a day, with caller ID we have "private caller, caller unknown, anonymous," some states we don't live in, besides the calls from DNC, etc. We know they are asking for money. Sigh

arcane1

(38,613 posts)

15. That's the same reason I don't have a ringtone on my cell phone.

Reply to Duval (Reply #13)

Mon Nov 23, 2015, 06:21 PM

Nov 2015

I would go mad otherwise.

valerief

(53,235 posts)

7. Voted. Thanks. nt

Reply to Attorney in Texas (Original post)

Mon Nov 23, 2015, 05:25 PM

Nov 2015

abakan

(1,819 posts)

8. I tried but since.

Reply to Attorney in Texas (Original post)

Mon Nov 23, 2015, 05:38 PM

Nov 2015

I neither facebook or twitter it will not record my vote.

Paka

(2,760 posts)

21. K&R

Reply to abakan (Reply #8)

Mon Nov 23, 2015, 08:18 PM

Nov 2015

Same problem I had.

SamKnause

(13,107 posts)

24. Same here.

Reply to abakan (Reply #8)

Tue Nov 24, 2015, 08:22 AM

Nov 2015

magical thyme

(14,881 posts)

27. don't feel bad. I'm logged into my twitter account and it still won't let me vote.

Reply to abakan (Reply #8)

Tue Nov 24, 2015, 10:14 AM

Nov 2015

I've shot off a couple tweets about it, lol.

(not that I have any followers or anybody cares)

abakan

(1,819 posts)

28. I know how you feel

Reply to magical thyme (Reply #27)

Tue Nov 24, 2015, 12:04 PM

Nov 2015

I get the feeling nobody cares about anyone that is not in their clique.

Ferd Berfel

(3,687 posts)

10. He's beating Pope Francis, Jennifer Lawrence and Barack Obama....Oh, and Hillary

Reply to Attorney in Texas (Original post)

Mon Nov 23, 2015, 05:50 PM

Nov 2015

Voted K&R

chknltl

(10,558 posts)

12. Nobel Peace Prize next?

Reply to Attorney in Texas (Original post)

Mon Nov 23, 2015, 06:04 PM

Nov 2015

Well if he gets to do what we want, such an award could be in his future. I am at loss for reasons any other candidate may have for a future earning of such an award.

lunamagica

(9,967 posts)

14. Yeah, he is so MUCH MORE deserving than Malala...

Reply to Attorney in Texas (Original post)

Mon Nov 23, 2015, 06:09 PM

Nov 2015

Ferd Berfel

(3,687 posts)

16. Well Hitler and W both made it - Does that help ya?

Reply to lunamagica (Reply #14)

Mon Nov 23, 2015, 06:44 PM

Nov 2015

appalachiablue

(41,144 posts)

17. Go Bernie and Feel the Bern!

Reply to Attorney in Texas (Original post)

Mon Nov 23, 2015, 06:56 PM

Nov 2015

Gamecock Lefty

(700 posts)

18. Bernie TIME's Person of the Year . . .

Reply to Attorney in Texas (Original post)

Mon Nov 23, 2015, 07:06 PM

Nov 2015

Hillary the Democratic nomination for 2016!

I'll take it!

Flying Squirrel

(3,041 posts)

23. Except

Reply to Gamecock Lefty (Reply #18)

Mon Nov 23, 2015, 08:35 PM

Nov 2015

That winning Time's person of the year would give him a boost and free publicity which would help him overcome her name recognition (which is just about the only thing she has going for her).

LanternWaste

(37,748 posts)

30. A delicious 'post hoc ergo prompter hoc' premise if ever there was...

Reply to Flying Squirrel (Reply #23)

Tue Nov 24, 2015, 04:10 PM

Nov 2015

A delicious 'post hoc ergo prompter hoc' premise if ever there was...

Spitfire of ATJ

(32,723 posts)

19. Watch them use Trump.

Reply to Attorney in Texas (Original post)

Mon Nov 23, 2015, 07:24 PM

Nov 2015

onenote

(42,714 posts)

20. To avoid any confusion, this poll doesn't decide who Time names as Person of the Year

Reply to Attorney in Texas (Original post)

Mon Nov 23, 2015, 07:38 PM

Nov 2015

They've been doing a readers' poll for nearly 20 years. I don't think the winner of the readers' poll has ever been named POTY by Time. For example, in 2010, Julian Assange won the readers' poll, but Mark Zuckerberg was named POTY. In 2012, Kim Jun Il won (allegedly after a Korean group hacked the poll) while Time picked Barack Obama. And in 2006, Hugo Chavez won the readers' poll, while the magazine chose "You" as the POTY.

Most embarrassingly for Time, in 1998, wrestler Mick Foley won the readers' poll; the magazine's choices were Bill Clinton and Kenneth Starr.